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He was born Jan. 14, 1923, in Arkansas City to Charles H. and Georgia Ruth (Drumsgould) Morris. He attended Arkansas City Public Schools and later served in the U.S. Army for 2.5 years during World War II in Normandy and northern France.

He married Ernestine L. Bradford in 1942. He later married Laura L. Thompson on Jan. 14, 1964, in Newkirk, Okla.

Morris was entrepreneur of The Grand Terrace for 22 years and Morris Bail Bonds until 2009. He was a member of St. James Church of God in Christ.